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Halloween costumes

Post a photo of you in your Halloween costume to show off your creativity and check out others to see how you measure up.

Halloween costumes: Kids

BabyO in his Teddy Bear Costume, his first Halloween from Barrow, AK!

It's one thing to dress up for Halloween as an adult, an entirely cuter thing to get your kid dressed up. Share your photos and check out other tots in disguise.

Pet costumes

Location: Anchorage, 10/24/09 Champ the Pirate Pug!

It's time for our annual Howwwwl-oween costume contest, your chance to make your Scary Scottie, Ghoulish Greyhound or Princess Pug famous.

Alaska birds

Location: Parks Hwy  Northern Hawk Owl

Alaska is home to hundreds of different migrating bird species. Share your photos.

2009 Fall

Location: Kuskokwim River/Nikolai, 9/10/2009

Share your photos of the brilliant fall color across Alaska (before it all goes away).

2009 Bazaar submission

Location: Sullivan Arena, 10/08 The only crafts you'll see at the Make It Alaskan Festival (noon-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2-4, Sullivan Arena) are made right here in Alaska.

Local artists' submissions of the works they'll be displaying in this year's holiday craft fairs.

Alaska cabins

Location: Lynn Canal, Haines, 8/07/08 Over looking the fishing grounds on Lynn Canal.Haines,AK

Share photos of what you love most about your cabin; bonus for any outhouses that make it into your submissions.

Alaska beards

Location: World Beard & Mustache Championships 2009 Xochitl Horton (Left), Hans Gassner of Germany (Right)

Does Alaska have the most unique facial hair per capita? Prove it by posting your wild mustache or beard design.

Life in the Bush

Location: Unalakleet, Alaska

Readers share photos of living in remote Alaska villages.

READER-SUBMITTED

Hunting gallery

Submit your hunting photos to our gallery.

2009 State Fair

Location: Ferris Wheel, 8/30/09 AK Livin'

Post your photos from the Alaska State Fair this year.

Reader-submitted vacations

It's always good to be home.

Share your adventures in our reader-submitted vacation gallery.

My horse

Playday at F-J Ranch

Our reader-submitted horse gallery.

Party Crashers

Location: Koots Static Cycle Singer Jared Navarre brings a fan onstage at Chilkoot Charlie's Jan. 30 to give her tickets to the Winter Rocks concert as a birthday gift. Dennis Smith is behind the drums.

If you were out on the town and brought your camera, show off your shots in our reader-submitted Party Crashers gallery.

The Good, bad and ugly of Anchorage

Huffman Business ParkIt is on commercial property, on no more than a 6 foot depth, but it is obviously maintained. It represents a variety of coniferous and deciduous species, most of which are hardy here....And it provides visual pleasure in all seasons.

Send photos of what's appealing - and not so appealing - in your neighborhood and in the city. Nice landscaping, ugly buildings, pretty parks, junk cars -- whatever makes you smile or makes you cringe.

Alaskans and their guns

My sons, Nick and Andrew, are target practicing with their SKS and Mosey, having a great time.

Send in a photo of you with your favorite firearm. Please observe routine safe gun-handling practices.

2009 High school football

Location: Wasilla High School, 08/15/2009

Get your favorite high school football athlete some shine on the global scale by posting a photo from a game into our online gallery.

2009 Flag football

Location: Dimond High School, 08/2009

Switching pads and helmets for flags and shorts, flag football is a major sport in Anchorage.

Lu and Don Young

Location: Palmer, 04/15/09 This is a photo I took April 15, 2009 at the Palmer Chamber Meet.   Love in both of their eyes.

Lu and Congressman Don Young were married for more than 46 years and their bond throughout was legendary. Share photos you have from their four-decade romance.

Bad Dogs

Stella, a foot-biter who liked to sit in the hammock, 2001-2009

This is a photo gallery dedicated to bad dogs: biters, chewers, piddlers, barkers, etc. Please submit the dog's name, the principal reason it is a bad dog, and, if deceased, its dates. Like this: Fido, eater of sunglasses, 1999-2004.

Summer fires

Location: 33440 Ashley Avenue, 07/05/09 The Ashley Avenue wildland fire from Sunday. Off of Lake Street in Funny River, on the Kenai Peninsula.

Submit your photos from the fires that have been springing up around Alaska this hot and dry summer.

2009 Art walk

Location: Snow City Cafe, 07/20/09 Retro Trees, mixed media by Sindra Wolfsen at her exhibition, Tryst, opening Friday, Aug. 7 at Snow City Cafe, 1340 W. 4th Ave.

Submit a photo of your art work to our gallery, and flip through other artists' submissions.

4th of July

Location: Wasilla home, 07/03/09 Ki Ara Sullivan in patriot colors decorated by her grand mother Debbie and Ki Ara herself

Reader photos from the 2009 Independence Day celebrations around Alaska.

Summer solstice

Location: Kustavi, Finland

If ever there was a place to celebrate the longest day of the year, it's Alaska, where the days are super-long already.

READER-SUBMITTED

Hunting gallery

Submit your hunting photos to our gallery.

Life in the Bush

Location: Unalakleet, Alaska

Readers share photos of living in remote Alaska villages.

Alaska Wildlife sightings

Location: Barter Island Enjoy

If you've got a cool shot of an animal roaming the wilderness, or streets, of Alaska...that's not a bear or moose (see other galleries), this is the place.

Reader-submitted: Cat shots

Send us your cat pictures!

Reader-submitted: New Alaskans

my lil punkin kaleb

Introduce us to the state's newest Alaskans.

Reader-submitted motorcycles

Boys and there Toys....Appa training up the baby boy in the way he should go.....

Reader-submitted motorcycle gallery.

Reader-submitted vacations

It's always good to be home.

Share your adventures in our reader-submitted vacation gallery.

Reader-submitted: Adventure

Reader-submitted photographs of outdoor activities.

My horse

Playday at F-J Ranch

Our reader-submitted horse gallery.

Alaskans and their guns

My sons, Nick and Andrew, are target practicing with their SKS and Mosey, having a great time.

Send in a photo of you with your favorite firearm. Please observe routine safe gun-handling practices.

2009 weddings

Jeremiah and Natasha Schachle

Celebrate your wedding. Send us a picture.

Mom and Me

Location: Anchorage

Celebrate Mother's Day, or just mom on every other day, by posting a picture of you and her.

Alaska cabins

Location: Lynn Canal, Haines, 8/07/08 Over looking the fishing grounds on Lynn Canal.Haines,AK

Share photos of what you love most about your cabin; bonus for any outhouses that make it into your submissions.

Dad and Me

Location: muldoon park My daughter Lilith and my husband Will.

Celebrate your father on Father's Day (or the other 364 days of the year for that matter) by showing off photos of "Dad and Me."

Alaska Vanity Plates

Plates from our readers.

Halloween costumes

Location: Koot's, 10/31/09 
Teen Wolf and Britney's Worst Moments  Teen Wolf won the $300 prize at Koot's!

Location: Koot's, 10/31/09 Teen Wolf and "Britney's Worst Moments" Teen Wolf won the $300 prize at Koot's!

2009 Art walk

Location: Studio, Auburn, CA, 11/08/09 
9 x 12 oil

Location: Studio, Auburn, CA, 11/08/09 9 x 12 oil

Alaska Wildlife sightings

Location: Anch, 11/02/09 
Cleaning windows at the NAM building near Fireweed theater.

Location: Anch, 11/02/09 Cleaning windows at the NAM building near Fireweed theater.

2009 Gardens

Location: 141 buntin mill rd. portland tn, 11/01/2009 
IN THE GREEN (MUSTARD)
ASHTON/PAW-PAW/ALISSA

Location: 141 buntin mill rd. portland tn, 11/01/2009 IN THE GREEN (MUSTARD) ASHTON/PAW-PAW/ALISSA

Reader-submitted vacations

Location: Lubbock, Texas, 11/05/09 
Canadian geese and cormirants at sunset - Lubbock, Texas

Location: Lubbock, Texas, 11/05/09 Canadian geese and cormirants at sunset - Lubbock, Texas

Reader-submitted: Cat shots

Location: Fontana CA., 11/05/2009 
I get these ferrel cats on my property from time to time. I caught this one napping between the palms.

Location: Fontana CA., 11/05/2009 I get these ferrel cats on my property from time to time. I caught this one napping between the palms.

Halloween costumes: Kids

Location: ACS trick-or-treat town, October 2009 
Leiahna, Brooke, and Dominick

Location: ACS trick-or-treat town, October 2009 Leiahna, Brooke, and Dominick

Life in rural Alaska

Location: Glennallen, winter  
Glennallen and Mt. Drum

Location: Glennallen, winter Glennallen and Mt. Drum

Eye on business

Location: Anchorage, 10/23/09 
Alaska Marketplace winning Bethel-based company ArXotica product unveiling, Quyunglii (The Potent One) anti-aging  ...

Location: Anchorage, 10/23/09 Alaska Marketplace winning Bethel-based company ArXotica product unveiling, Quyunglii (The Potent One) anti-aging ...

Community

Location: First United Methodist Church, 09/27/09 
Brent Carey, son of Dan and Denise Carey, was awarded his Eagle Scout rank at a special ceremo ...

Location: First United Methodist Church, 09/27/09 Brent Carey, son of Dan and Denise Carey, was awarded his Eagle Scout rank at a special ceremo ...

Moose sightings

Location: Anchorage, 10/20/09 
Cow moose chillinon my front lawn in Anchorage

Location: Anchorage, 10/20/09 Cow moose chillinon my front lawn in Anchorage

2009 Nice Catch: Trout

Who: Skyler McDowell
The Fish: Trout -  33 Catch & Release!
Location: Mid River

Who: Skyler McDowell The Fish: Trout - 33" Catch & Release! Location: Mid River

2009 Nice Catch: Salmon

Who: Shane Schoenlein
The Fish: Salmon -  A Day's Limit Of Dime Bright Kenai Fall Silvers.
Location: Up River Of Bing's Landing

Who: Shane Schoenlein The Fish: Salmon - A Day's Limit Of Dime Bright Kenai Fall Silvers. Location: Up River Of Bing's Landing

The Good, bad and ugly of Anchorage

Location: Near Earthquake Park, 11/02/09 
These photo's were taken just minutes apart around 6 PM on 11/02/09

Location: Near Earthquake Park, 11/02/09 These photo's were taken just minutes apart around 6 PM on 11/02/09

Tattoos

Location: studio, 11-04-09 
this was done by Cyndi at Cynful Ink & Metal in Palmer.

Location: studio, 11-04-09 this was done by Cyndi at Cynful Ink & Metal in Palmer.

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